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0 pointsranger_danger1y ago0 comments

This is how oppression starts. First it's "let's only get rid of the most offensive content", then "let's suppress opinions we don't like".

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This is how oppression starts

More often though it starts with wave after wave of logical fallacy.

As applies to your critique above, for example:

A slippery slope argument is not necessarily a slippery slope fallacy. Which you should understand after reading the article you linked.

In this case it plainly is though, if we just think about what they're saying.

tovej1y ago

Would you please tell me one example where oppression has started with criticizing nazis.

tovej1y ago

This is an armed resistance group, not an academic clique, and the violence was a reaction to attacks (e.g. beatings, assassination attempt).

It's also not an example of oppression, even though it is violent.

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This is how oppression starts

More often though it starts with wave after wave of logical fallacy.

As applies to your critique above, for example:

A slippery slope argument is not necessarily a slippery slope fallacy. Which you should understand after reading the article you linked.

In this case it plainly is though, if we just think about what they're saying.

tovej1y ago

Would you please tell me one example where oppression has started with criticizing nazis.

tovej1y ago

This is an armed resistance group, not an academic clique, and the violence was a reaction to attacks (e.g. beatings, assassination attempt).

It's also not an example of oppression, even though it is violent.

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